Self and Identity in Modern Psychology and Indian Thought [Hardcover]

East meets West in this fascinating exploration of conceptions of personal identity in Indian philosophy and modern Euro-American psychology. Author Anand Paranjpe considers these two distinct traditions with regard to historical, disciplinary, and cultural `gaps' in the study of the self, and in the context of such theoretical perspectives as univocalism, relativism, and pluralism. The text includes a comparison of ideas on self as represented by two eminent thinkers-Erik H. Erikson for the Western view, and Advaita Vedanta for the Indian.East meets West in this fascinating exploration of conceptions of personal identity in Indian philosophy and modern Euro-American psychology. Author Anand Paranjpe considers these two distinct traditions with regard to historical, disciplinary, and cultural `gaps' in the study of the self, and in the context of such theoretical perspectives as univocalism, relativism, and pluralism. The text includes a comparison of ideas on self as represented by two eminent thinkers-Erik H. Erikson for the Western view, and Advaita Vedanta for the Indian.The Context of Inquiry. Person, Self, and Identity. Two Perspectives on Person, Self, and Identity. Two Perspectives on Person, Self,and Identity. Self-as-Knower: The Psychology of Cognition. Self-as-Enjoyer/Sufferer: The Psychology of Affect. Self-as-Agent: The Psychology of Action. Person, Self, Identity, and Consciousness. Glossary of Sanskrit Terms. Subject Index. Name Index.